Piper School: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War
How many states were part of the Confederacy?
11
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
16th president of the United States- was president during the civil war (1861-1865)
How many sons did Lincoln have?
4
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
A statement issued by President Lincoln in January 1863 that freed all slaves in the Confederate states
What is a civil war?
A war between people of the same country
What did the 13th Amendment to the Constitution do?
Abolished or ended slavery in the U.S.
When did the Civil War begin?
April 12, 1861
When was President Lincoln assassinated?
April 14, 1865
When did the Civil War end?
April 9, 1865
What do the 36 columns at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. represent?
Each state in the Union at the time of President Lincoln's death
Where was President Lincoln assassinated?
Ford's Theater
Who encouraged young Abraham to read
His stepmother
Who was Mary Todd Lincoln?
His wife
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Where was Lincoln born?
Kentucky
What was the Union?
The United States, but only the Northern states during the Civil War
What was the meaning of Lincoln's speech "A house divided against itself cannot stand"?
The country could not continue to exist half slave and half free.
What did Lincoln's election in 1860 convince the South?
Their way of life based on slavery was threatened.
What did Sarah Josepha suggest to President Lincoln
To make Thanksgiving a national holiday
What did President Lincoln believe was his primary task in the early days of the Civil War?
To save the Union, not to end slavery
What was the Gettysburg Address?
Two-minute speech given by President Abraham Lincoln on November 13, 1863, at a ceremony dedicating a cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to the soldiers who fought and died on the battlefield
What did 11 year old Grace Bedell do?
Wrote a letter to Lincoln suggesting that he grow a beard
President Lincoln earned the title the "Great Emancipator" because he
ended slavery in the United States
Where did Lincoln carry his papers?
in his stovepipe hat
How long did Abraham go to school as a boy?
less than one year
What issue motivated Lincoln to enter politics?
slavery
What did Barack Obama use when he was sworn in as President?
the same Bible that Abraham Lincoln used
What was President Lincoln's early goal in the Civil War?
to keep the Union together